Thursday, February 16, 2017

U.S. Soccer Team Names New Head Coach


Brian Lipschultz is a board member of the Bremer Financial Corporation in St. Paul, Minnesota and also manages the Otto Bremer Trust, serving as a co-CEO and trustee. Apart from his day-to-day work life, Brian Lipschultz is an avid soccer enthusiast.

Bruce Arena once again takes the reins as the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team, beginning his tenure on Dec. 1. Arena is lauded as the most successful coach in the team’s history, helping U.S. Soccer earn a quarterfinal finish in the 2002 World Cup--its best showing in recent memory. He steps into the position in place of former coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who was dismissed in November 2016. 

In his former eight-year stint, Arena was 71-30-29 and is the only person to manage the team in two different World Cup runs. He also was responsible for guiding the U.S. men’s team to CONCACAF Gold Cup wins in 2002 and 2005.